Sidharth Monga

After the fall of the second wicket, time stood still. The state of the game, or the performance of the other batsman got little attention. The crowd of 25,000 came to see just one man

Darren Sammy said he needed the pressure of criticism to perform and also asked his team to display better application and mental strength

MS Dhoni has always had a sense of occasion, and doesn't mind a bit of showmanship either

Eager administrators, grateful artists, and irate fans: a peek into a one-man industrial complex

Seven years ago, Tousif Ali sent his 16-year-old son, Mohammed Shami, from Sahaspur in Uttar Pradesh to Kolkata. The young bowler's story is one of faith and trust

The ball was moving towards the shiny side, but most of Mohammed Shami's wickets came not with the traditional full-reverse length, but from just short of a length

As a Test batsman, he has looked more assured and solid than some of the replacements India have tried for Sourav Ganguly

A mature Rohit Sharma talks of how he tackled a disciplined West Indies bowling attack on a tricky Kolkata pitch

The more desperate Rohit Sharma got for a Test cap, the further it slipped from his grasp. But when he did get his chance, Rohit showed no anxiety, working hard for his runs and playing astutely against the West Indies bowlers

West Indies' reckless batting granted India a huge advantage on the first day

Bhuvneshwar v Gayle, and Roach v Dhawan - these are two face-offs that could prove decisive on the opener-friendly Indian tracks

India are left gaping at a Ravindra Jadeja-sized hole after a shoulder strain ruled the allrounder out of the two-Test series against West Indies

The two Tests between India and West Indies has little in terms of context apart from it being Sachin Tendulkar's farewell series. Hopefully the cricket will make up for its manufactured existence

A Tendulkar extravaganza has been planned at Eden Gardens through the Test and its build-up. It will be interesting to see how the man himself handles it all

Yet another 350-plays-350 - entirely possible in Bangalore - would be the definitive message to the legislators of the game that they have badly skewed the balance between bat and ball

Virat Kohli's phenomenal success in ODI chases is largely due to his ability to play percentage cricket at a frenetic pace. He hit only one six in his 115 off 66 balls in Nagpur

India, who will announce the squad for the two Tests against West Indies on Thursday, are likely to recall Zaheer Khan

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the sixth ODI between India and Australia

India became the first team to have chased down 350 or more twice, both of them in this series, and both without much frenzy

There won't be any rain in Nagpur; given the history of the pitch, the only thing falling from the skies might be the ball. Into the stands